Damien Roach

Damien Roach is a London-based artist, designer, musician, and lecturer. His projects span art, design and creative direction, publishing, sound/music and audiovisual. Currently undertaking a PhD at the Royal College of Art, his research project ‘Acid Realism’ is focused on machine vision and non-human planetary perspectives. In 2023 under the name patten, he released the first album made entirely from text-to-audio AI samples.

Recent projects include immersive AV performances at London’s ICA and Tate Modern, design for clients ranging from Caribou to Disney, and publishing a journal exploring non-dystopic future visions with a host of contributors including Susan Hiller, Hannah Diamond, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Mat Dryhurst. He has exhibited internationally, including at the 51st Venice Biennale, ‘Learn to Read’ at Tate Modern, ‘Art Now’ at Tate Britain, ‘Housewarming’ at Swiss Institute NYC, and solo presentations at institutions including The Roberts Art Foundation (London), Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen (Switzerland), Arnolfini (Bristol), Gasworks (London) and Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (Germany).